Okayama Wagyu
おかやま和牛肉 Okayama
English name: Okayama Wagyu — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Okayama Wagyu: breed — Japanese Black; grade — BMS No. 4 or higher. Also: fattened by farms in designated JA areas of the prefecture. Not specified: where raised, age.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Japanese Black Sources: [B029] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Age / fattening period |
Not set (no such requirement in the source) |
| Grading | BMS No. 4 or higher Sources: [B029] |
| Other conditions |
Fattened by farms in designated JA areas of the prefecture [B029] |
Grades follow the Japan Meat Grading Association: yield grade (A–C), meat quality grade (1–5), and marbling as BMS No. (1–12). How Japanese beef is graded →
Compared with other brands
This guide lists 75 beef brands that require Japanese Black cattle. 72 beef brands set no age or fattening condition, and Okayama Wagyu is one of them.
This guide lists 5 brands from Okayama (also Okayama Kurobuta Pork, Chiya Beef, Tsuyama Wagyu and Bichu Beef). By prefecture →
Compare this brand side by side with others → ・ Find brands by their rules →
Counts cover only the brands in this guide.
Guides
- Does Kobe beef have to be A5? We counted the grading rules of 100 Japanese beef brands
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- Where must Japanese brand beef be raised? We counted the region rules of 100 brands
- How old is Japanese brand beef? We counted the age rules of 100 brands
- What counts as wagyu? Four breeds, born and raised in Japan — and how 100 beef brands break down
Managed by
- Managed by
- Okayama Beef Brand Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.okayama-wagyu.jp/
Other brands from Okayama
- Okayama Kurobuta PorkPork brands
- Chiya BeefBeef brands
- Tsuyama WagyuBeef brands
- Bichu BeefBeef brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [B029] おかやま和牛肉の定義 — Okayama Beef Brand Promotion Council ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-18